Host selection behavior mediated by differential landing rates of the walnut twig beetle,Pityophthorus juglandis,and associated subcortical insect species,on two western North American walnut species,Juglans californica and J. major

The walnut twig beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), vectors a phytopathogenic fungus, Geosmithia morbida Kolařík et al. (Hypocreales), which causes thousand cankers disease (TCD) in walnut (Juglans sp.) and wingnut (Pterocarya sp., both Juglandaceae) trees. We investigated an early point in disease inception in two walnut species – Juglans californica S. Wats. and Juglans major (Torr. ex Sitsgr.) Heller – native to riparian forests of the western USA by comparing P. juglandis flight and landing responses to small-diameter branch sections. Twenty unbaited branch sections (10 each of J. californica and J. major) were presented in a completely randomized design to populations of P. juglandis at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Clonal Germplasm Repository (NCGR) Juglans collection located at Wolfskill Experimental Orchards (Winters, CA, USA) and at the California State University, Chico, Agricultural Teaching and Research Center (ATRC, Chico, CA). These assays were carried out within a 4- to 6-year period when weekly flight surveys with aggregation pheromone-baited multiple funnel traps revealed that P. juglandis flight activity–abundance was higher at the NCGR than at the ATRC. For the landing rate assays, adhesive-coated acetate sheets were wrapped around the branch sections and exchanged weekly. Three assays were completed at the NCGR (assays 1–3), whereas one assay was completed at the ATRC (assay 4). Landing rates on these traps were compared between J. californica and J. major. Two additional assays (5 and 6) were completed at the NCGR to compare responses to branch sections of J. californica and to similarly sized cardboard tubes (negative control). All six assays were completed over a 4-year span during the 4- to 6-year weekly flight survey period. Pooled landing rates of male and female P. juglandis (assays 1–4) demonstrated a preference by both sexes for J. californica over J. major. In assay 5 there was no preference by males or females for J. californica over the negative control, perhaps due to the low flight activity–abundance of P. juglandis during the assay. When repeated at a time of higher flight activity–abundance (assay 6), male and female landing rates on J. californica exceeded those on the negative control. Females of the invasive fruit-tree pinhole borer (an ambrosia beetle), Xyleborinus saxeseni (Ratzeburg), and an invasive bark beetle, Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood (both Coleoptera: Scolytidae), showed relatively higher flight responses than either sex of P. juglandis during most assays, suggesting higher population densities of these two other invasive species at the two orchards or a greater sensitivity to host volatiles. Xyleborinus saxeseni and H. eruditus preferred to land on J. major over J. californica and on J. californica over the negative control. Similarly, an invasive longhorned beetle, Nathrius brevipennis (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), showed a significant preference for J. major over J. californica, but not for J. californica over the negative control. More male N. brevipennis were trapped than females at both study sites [sex ratio ranged from 5:1 (assay 6) to 39:1 (assay 4)], and flight occurred only in the spring and early summer months. Another ambrosia beetle trapped at the NCGR and ATRC, Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff, represented the first records of this species from western North America. In summary, flight responses recorded in some of our assays for P. juglandis and several other subcortical insects on Juglans indicate that host preference by these insects may be determined by long-range olfactory cues that do not involve pheromones.     

多功能植物根际促生菌对东北黑土区玉米的促生效果

应用微生物肥料改良土壤是提高土壤及化肥养分利用率的重要途径之一,但微生物肥料的效果受作物及生态条件的影响较大,目前适合东北地区玉米生产的微生物肥料应用研究较少。本研究针对我国东北黑土类型及气候特点,从当地玉米根际土中筛选分离出5株具有不同程度的合成生长素(IAA)、溶磷、解钾、产铁载体等多功能的植物根际促生菌MZ1、MZ2、MZ3、MZ4和MZ5;生态适应性研究发现5株菌均有不同程度的耐盐、耐干旱、耐酸碱以及耐农药等特性;16S rRNA基因序列分析鉴定出它们分别属于鞘氨醇单胞菌、肠杆菌、假单胞菌、芽孢杆菌和根瘤菌;玉米田间试验结果显示,在减施50%氮肥的条件下, 与不接种对照相比,接种MZ1、MZ3和MZ5可增产19.9%~25.0%。因此,MZ1、MZ3和MZ5具有发展为适合东北地区土壤和气候环境的玉米微生物肥料的潜力。     

Diel variation in cortisol,glucose, lactic acid and antioxidant system of black sea bass Centropristis striata under natural photoperiod

ABSTRACT

Diel rhythm in activity of antioxidant enzymes, as well as contents of glutathione and lipid peroxides, has been intensively investigated in Mammalia and Aves, however, the relevant studies about fish are few. In the present study, we examined variation in contents of cortisol, glucose and lactic acid in plasma of black sea bass Centropristis striata under natural photoperiod during a 24-h period. In addition, variation in activity of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), catalase (CAT) and glutathione reductase (GR) as well as contents of total glutathione (T-GSH), reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver and plasma of the fish were also determined. The plasma and liver samples were collected from the test fish at 3 h intervals during a 24-h cycle, with the first sampling time set at 03:00 h. No significant differences were found in glucose content and activities of GSH-PX and GR in plasma, as well as activities of SOD and GR in liver among different sampling times. In contrast, apparent variation was observed in contents of cortisol, lactic acid and MDA in plasma, activities of SOD and CAT in plasma, contents of MDA, T-GSH, GSH and GSSG in liver and activities of GSH-PX and CAT in liver between different sampling times. Moreover, contents of cortisol and MDA in plasma, SOD activity in plasma, and contents of MDA, GSH and GSSG in liver exhibited circadian rhythm, and their acrophases occurred at 06:08 h, 18:38 h, 15:09 h, 09:57 h, 23:36 h and 07:30 h, respectively. The present study indicates that some physiological parameters relating to stress response, such as cortisol and MDA contents in plasma, MDA, GSH and GSSG contents in liver and SOD activity in plasma changed at different time throughout a day in black sea bass. Therefore, caution should be taken when evaluating stress response in fish with these physiological parameters measured at different times.     

胡椒叶片基因组DNA提取方法比较

目的：研究建立胡椒叶片中提取高质量DNA的方法。方法：采用各种CTAB法和SDS法的改良方法,提取胡椒叶片中的总DNA,并对DNA进行紫外和电泳检测。结果：改良CTAB法4和5提取的DNA经电泳检测,有一条明亮主带,且无拖尾现象,样品槽无荧光出现,说明抽出的DNA纯度较高,一致性好;测定其OD260和OD280值,并计算其比值,OD260/OD280值在1.8-2.0之间,提取率在51.667-60.000μg/g之间,获得的基因组DNA质量高。结论：改良CTAB法4和法5可从胡椒幼叶中提取高质量DNA。     

UV-B辐射和Hg2+复合处理对黑小麦生理代谢和生长的影响

在室内,用1.35 w·m-2剂量的UV-B和1.29 mmol·L-1浓度的Hg2+对黑小麦幼苗进行复合处理.结果表明,随处理时间的延长,叶绿素(Chl)、类胡萝卜素(Car)含量和光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)电子传递活性下降,SOD活性下降不明鲜;根系TTC还原能力下降;而叶片细胞膜相对透性(El)、丙二醛(MDA)和H2O2含量增加;处理12天后植株高和鲜重下降.MDA和H2O2含量指标,UV-B+Hg2+的复合处理大于Hg2+的单独处理.     

Preliminary Studies on Flavour Volatiles in Qimen Black Tea

Three kinds of flavor enriched black tea in the world are produced from Qimen in China, Darjeeling in India and Uva in Sri Lanka. The results of analysis from the Qimen black tea showed that there are more than twenty flavour volatiles. The essential aromatic compounds are geraniol, 2,6-di-butul-l,4-benzoquinone, 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methyl phenol, benzenemethanol, benzenethanol, linalool and linalool oxides. In Qimen black tea the aroma acquired is produced during the processing aside from the original compounds of fresh leaves.     

An Update on Protein Stains: Amido Black, Coomassie Blue G, and Coomassie Blue R

Samples of amido black, Coomassie blue G, and Coomassie blue R obtained over a number of years were tested for dye content, impurities, and effectiveness for staining proteins after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and for protein dye-binding assays. Some impurities produced reactions resembling metachromasia with specific proteins, although instances of true metachromatic staining are also reported. Several simple assays are given for determining dye content and relative levels of impurities. Recommendations are made for selecting batches of commercial dyes which are most likely to perform satisfactorily.     

城市黑臭水体遥感监测与筛查研究进展

持续改善城市水环境,加强黑臭水体整治,不仅是“水污染防治行动计划(水十条)”的国家战略需求,也是人民群众的关注热点.国内外以往的研究侧重于黑臭水体的成因、评价方法和治理措施,而关于遥感手段监测黑臭水体的研究十分少见,很难满足国家的业务化监测需求.本文总结了黑臭水体遥感监测与筛查迫切需要解决的问题,包括完善城市黑臭水体的识别和分级标准,开展遥感监测黑臭水体的关键技术研究,构建城市黑臭水体遥感筛查体系.其中,重点归纳了核心关键技术,主要包括: 面向黑臭水体提取的高分影像预处理技术,城市水体提取技术,黑臭水体分类技术,基于星、空、地基遥感的黑臭水体识别与分级模型.本文总结基于高分遥感技术手段监测与筛查城市黑臭水体的研究进展、提出研究思路,将利于全面掌握黑臭水体的空间分布状况、治理进展情况,为城市黑臭水体整治提供有力的技术支撑.     

长期不同磷肥施用量对砂姜黑土真菌多样性、群落组成和种间关系的影响

以安徽蒙城砂姜黑土氮磷钾肥肥效长期定位试验为平台,选取P0(不施磷肥)、P1(P_2O_5 45 kg/hm~2)和P2(P_2O_5 90 kg/hm~2)3个磷肥施用梯度,采用现代高通量测序技术,探索长期施用磷肥对真菌多样性、群落组成和种间关系的影响。结果发现真菌多样性随磷肥施入量增加而降低,且与全磷和有效磷均成显著负相关。磷肥施用导致真菌群落组成发生明显改变,冗余分析结果表明这与全磷和可溶性有机碳密切相关。P1和P2中子囊菌门和子囊菌纲显著升高,而被孢霉菌门和被孢霉菌纲则显著降低。在属水平上,施磷处理中腐生营养型真菌显著升高,而病原型和共生型真菌显著降低:其中P0中Sagenomella、Simplicillium、Magnaporthiopsis、Schizothecium和Nigrospora等5个属相对丰度最高;P1中Plenodomus、Penicillium和Arthrobotrys相对丰度最高;P2中Cyphellophora、Zopfiella、Guehomyces、Mortierella和Mucor等5个属相对丰度最高。网络分析发现施磷后真菌网络复杂度和稳定性升高,物种间正相关关系增加,负相关关系减少。因此在砂姜黑土区长期施用磷肥可降低真菌多样性,增加土壤中腐生营养型真菌、减少共生或病原菌数量,同时提高物种间网络复杂度和稳定性。以上结果表明磷肥施用对促进土壤养分循环,控制植物病害、维持地下生态系统稳定性具有重要作用。